The Saracen's Head Summary

Mark wakes the next morning with a terrible pain in his head. He remembers that in the night he had strange visions, and one of these stands out. He wants to believe that what he saw last night was a nightmare, but then he realizes that it really happened. He was lead in to see the Head, and it truly was just a head. This head, Alcasan's head, has no body. It is able to speak with the help of air and artificial saliva that are pumped in through tubes. After seeing this head, Mark passed out, and Straik and Filostrato must have put him to bed. Mark feels ashamed that he passed out, but his body is not as tough as he would like it to be. He is still a virtuous person, but his mind has banished his virtue to his...